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US-6078978

Bus interface circuit in a semiconductor memory device

PublishedJune 20, 2000
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1. A high-speed bus interface circuit comprising: a data driver to transmit a data signal through a first transmission line of which one end is terminated; a reference voltage driver to transmit a reference voltage signal through a second transmission line of which one end is terminated; and a receiver to determine a logic state by comparing the data signal transmitted by the first transmission line with the reference voltage signal transmitted by the second transmission line, wherein the levels of the data signal and the reference voltage signal maintain a termination voltage level Vtt at a stand-by state, wherein the level of the reference voltage signal becomes Vtt-.DELTA.Vr when the reference voltage driver is driven, wherein when the data signal is logic 0 the data driver is turned off so that the level of the data signal becomes the termination voltage level Vtt and when the data signal is logic 1 the data driver is turned on so that the level of the data signal becomes Vtt-.DELTA.VD, and wherein .vertline..DELTA.VD.vertline.>.vertline..DELTA.Vr.vertline..

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2. The circuit of claim 1, wherein the data driver and the reference voltage driver are consisted of a MOS transistor having an open driver structure.

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3. The circuit of claim 2, wherein the driving current of the data driver is larger than that of the reference voltage driver.

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4. The circuit of claim 1, wherein the data driver and the reference voltage driver are consisted of a bipolar transistor having an open collector structure.

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5. A high-speed bus interface circuit comprising: a data driver to transmit a data signal through a first transmission line of which both ends are terminated; a reference voltage driver to transmit a reference voltage signal through a second transmission line of which both ends are terminated; and a receiver to determine a logic state by comparing the data signal transmitted by the first transmission line with the reference voltage signal transmitted by the second transmission line, wherein the levels of the data signal and the reference voltage signal maintain a termination voltage level Vtt at a stand-by state, wherein the level of the reference voltage signal becomes Vtt-.DELTA.Vr when the reference voltage driver is driven, wherein when the data signal is logic 0 the data driver is turned off so that the level of the data signal becomes the termination voltage level Vtt and when the data signal is logic 1 the data driver is turned on so that the level of the data signal becomes Vtt-.DELTA.VD, and wherein .vertline..DELTA.VD.vertline.>.vertline..DELTA.Vr.vertline..

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